17-year-old Nora wants to stay sober, but she's not very motivated by life. She enrolls in a summer self-discovery retreat and can't possibly see how she will fit in with the eager and positive participants. When she happens upon a counselor from a camp for sick kids across the lake, she's inspired to try harder. But life's challenges push Nora to an edge she promised she never go near again.

A short story based on a young girl's struggle with life. She's unable to communicate. Her mother discovers a way to allow her to express herself differently. She has a suppressed secret that's affecting her life.
Will she eventually be able to communicate or will this secret continue to destroy her?

Bleu Olson has struggled with anxiety from the age of ten. As her student loans continue to escalate her parents urge her to make a change. When Bleu meets Jane Vincenti in an art class she thinks she has found a friend for life, only to find she may not actually be there.
Through body art and an obsession over the human body, Jane introduces Bleu to a whole new whelm of confidence.

Many times, small stories are found in the material that an author must cut from a novel. This is the story behind King Arthur's visit to King Leodegrance and his daughter Guinevere found in the medieval Arthurian Legend children's book "Guinevere: On the Eve of Legend."

How does Rob Brightson end up as lead guitarist in a successful rock band? How does he choose his way at the crossroads? Does he need supernatural help? Or do Rob and Demon Lover just work damned hard?

Every day, Miss Erikson hears mysterious music coming from behind a locked door at the Lang School of Fine Arts. When the strict Mrs. Borg demands she leave the door alone, Miss Erikson's curiosity propels her to uncover the secrets of the ever-closed door. As she pursues the source of the inexplicable music, she must finally face the grief of the past she has long tried to ignore.

Lilly lives in a magical world. Animals grow as tall as trees in her backyard, her mother lives in a cloud, her best friend, Dorian, is delightfully like a monkey, and Lilly can disappear, sort of. She’s been doing it since kindergarten to escape the bullies, but now disappearing can’t solve Lilly’s problems. In fact, it has become a problem. Cover illustration by Mark Chiarello.

Xavier, a gifted boy raised by a religious zealot, writes anonymously to girls at his school. When discovered by one jealous boyfriend, it triggers a violent response, fuelled by gossip, paranoia and a culture that cowers to intimidation. Ultimately, Xavier's innocent gesture has tragic consequences.